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• Pre-Emergent: With soil temperatures cooling, a new batch of winter annuals and other perennials will soon start to emerge. Apply a pre-emergent application now to your warm season turf to prevent weeds, such as henbit, clover, dandelions, chickweed, and more from germinating.
• Post-Emergent: Apply selective post-emergent herbicides to control active weeds that are growing.
• Note: October is a month where we usually start to experience transitional temperatures from warm to cool. This is an important time of the year for lawns to recover and weeds to germinate. Warm season grasses, such as Bermuda and Zoysia, will start to slow their growth, while cool season grasses will begin to come alive once again. Warm season lawns will stop putting out top growth after the first decent frost. Temperatures that are close enough to cause some frost is when parts of the lawn may appear to be tiger-striped.
Cool Season Turf: Fescue and Ryegrass
• Mowing: Cool season grasses that have recently been over-seeded need time to germinate and grow before mowing. Established cool season grasses will resume growth; thus, normal mowing will resume. Depending on the current height of the lawn, never mow more than 1/3 of the grass blade on each cutting. Never cut more than 1/3 of your grass blade on each cutting.
• Watering: In ideal conditions, your lawn needs 2” of precipitation during the growing season per week. It is best to have less frequent, heavy soakings. This can come from rainfall or other means of irrigation. Do NOT overwater. This can be more detrimental than of lack of precipitation.
• Fertilizer: Your cool season lawn is ready for fertilizer. Higher nitrogen fertilizer will encourage growth and color. If recently over-seeded, make sure the seed has germinated prior to applying more fertilizer.
Tree and Shrub Care
• In ideal conditions, your landscape needs 1”-2” of precipitation during the growing season per week. This can come from rainfall or other means of irrigation.
• Inspect your landscape.
• Clean Up: Rake/blow debris out of flower beds and away from the structure of
the house.
• Mulch: Top off the mulch in your bed space to help prevent weeds and protect
the plant. Remember, leave 12”-18” of mulch from the foundation wall to help prevent wood-destroying organisms.